Complete Definition of "radioactivity"

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Noun
radioactivity

  1. Spontaneous emission of radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.
  2. The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.

Related terms
radioactive

Translations

Chinese: ��线 (fàng shè xiàn)
French: radioactivité f
German: Radioaktivität f
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Italian: radioattività f
Spanish: radioactividad f

See also
half-life

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